Idris Is Coming For The First Of The Kings in Alien: King Killer #2

By Joel Payne

on May 4, 2026

ALIEN: KING KILLER, a new chapter in Marvel’s acclaimed Alien comic book storytelling begins this week and it promises to deliver the darkest era of the Alien universe yet.

The five-issue limited series by writer Saladin Ahmed (Wolverine) and artist Carlos Nieto (Ultimate Black Panther) will take place on a planet that’s already succumbed to Xenomorphs, a horrifying victory that pushes humanity to its limits and explores the ultimate cost of survival.

Idris is coming for the first of the Kings in Alien: King Killer #2

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Alien: King Killer #2

On a world already overrun by Xenomorphs, the few remaining humans survive under the protection of a trio of mysterious warlords known as the Three Kings. But there is one other human who can hold his own against the alien horde, the wanderer Idris.

And now Idris is coming for the first of the Kings. What is Idris’ secret connection to humanity’s apparent saviors – and why does he want to burn the last bastion of humanity down to the ground?!

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